In the next three days, help three people everyday, most preferable strangers.

Our world is in chaos. There's so much misfortune caused by GREED. We have become a society of consumerism and convenience. We are bombarded by distractions that we have forgotten to honour life in all its splendour. We also are becoming more and more self-absorbed.

Today is the day we reconnect and be grateful for all our blessings - big or small. There is so much good left in this world and we should keep it alive and make it stronger through love, generosity, kindness and other self-less ways.

Let us PAY IT FORWARD. Let's actively invite our family and friends to do the same.

No matter how small the act of kindness or the way we pay it forward, collectively we will create a significant wave of genuine care and positive energy within and around us.

How does the concept of paying it forward work?

1) It turns our focus away from ourselves. Instead of the usual thought pattern of “How can I benefit from this?” or “What’s in it for me?”, the question of the day is more like, “How can I create a little happiness for someone?” or “How can something I do let someone know, with no strings attached, that kindness is still present in others?”

2) It’s centered around giving rather than taking.I think taking is fine. Taking or receiving is what we do when someone gives us a gift. It’s certainly what drives most dreams — we go out and claim it, make it happen, both are forms of taking. But giving — the ability to give — is a gift unto itself.

3) It’s joyful both ways.Doing something nice for a perfect stranger can generate an unmatched feeling of pure joy. As well, being on the receiving end where you least expect to find kindness feels a lot like hot cocoa and a soft, warm blanket on a stormy day.

So, what little, simple acts of kindness can we do in the next three days?

1. put a quarter in a meter, any meter, that’s about to expire

2. leave a copy of a really great book you’ve read in a cafe for someone else to enjoy

3. be nice to the customer service people who are trying to help you with your technological difficulties

4. tip your restaurant server generously

5. thank the cooks, waitstaff and bussers personally

6. say something nice or funny or goofy to the toll booth attendant (like, “Don’t drive too fast, now” or “Glad to have encountered you today”, or something less hokey)

7. forgive a driver directing road rage at you

8. buy or pack a meal for a homeless person (or give him/her your to-go box from a restaurant)

9. give a warm coat to a homeless person

10. offer to do pro bono work on a project where your skills are needed

11. mentor someone

12. make a donation

13. say a prayer or whisper a kind wish for someone

14. compliment a stranger

15. send a box of donuts or bagels or muffins to a construction site

16. next time you leave a foreign country, give all or some of what’s left of your currency to someone who resides in that country

17. next time you’re at the airport, offer to pull the bags belonging to a woman or a mother with child out of the conveyor belt

18. praise generously

19. give local tips (re: restaurants, sights, etc.) to a tourist

20. show respect equally to all human beings

21. put a tip in a street musician’s jar

22. let someone cut in front of you at the grocery store

23. tell a funny joke to a stranger

24. give someone a chance to prove him or herself

25. encourage someone to pursue their dream

26. allow someone to let his or her light shine

27. show support to an artist or writer or musician

28. hold the door open for someone

29. tip a cab driver generously

30. teach a child something you wish you knew at that age

31. smile at someone who’s sad

32. smile at strangers

33. offer sincere, kind words to someone who’s hurting

34. visit a hospice and spend some time with a terminally ill patient

35. volunteer at a battered women’s shelter

36. spend some time with a senior citizen living alone

37. give up your seat on a crowded bus or train or ferry

38. inspire someone to be the best that they can be

39. give someone the benefit of the doubt

40. offer to babysit for a single mother

41. offer the FedEx, UPS or DHL delivery person something to drink especially on a warm day